Legoland - Day 1

I realize it has been ages since we went to Legoland, but I am just now getting around to posting about it. We only had 2 days to explore all of Legoland, the waterpark, and the aquarium, so each day was pretty chuck full of stuff.

As soon as we entered the park (through our special private entrance at the Sheraton! That's right we were totally cool!), we foolishly first went to a few rides that got you soaken wet. Did I mention it was cold? Live and learn.

The visited the boats:

Eric relaxing, with Sadie at the wheel.

Relaxation time was soon over, as Sade demonstrated her sub-par boat driving skills, by continually ramming into the barriers. She thought it was pretty funny.

More ride and attraction pics:

Eric gets sick on the rides that go around in circles, which means I get to go on all of them with the kids! Woo-hoo! They are my favorite. Seriously. I love them.

Oh, Sadie, Sade. She was a bit of a nightmare. We forced her onto every ride that she was big enough to go on. And this was her reaction every single time:

But then......half to three-quarters of the way through, she would realize she was actually having a good time, and would stop screaming. Then ask to ride again. Did I mention this happened on every ride?!

Another picture of her throwing a fit:

Not only does she excel at fit-throwing, but she also has super-human strength:

We all built our own Lego cars, and then raced them. Sadie (and Eric) were the big winners:

Before leaving we visited mini-land, and the new Star Wars exhibit:

It was a pretty fabulous first day. But be forewarned: If you go to Legoland anytime other than the summer months, they close at 5 pm. Which makes it a bit difficult to see everything. But the upside was that it wasn't very busy at all. We only had to wait a few minutes to get on all of the rides.

See Day 2 Below......

Legoland - Day 2

We started day 2 off by riding a few more rides. Legoland has a couple of bizarre practices. Early close time being one, and ride age restrictions (instead of height restrictions) being another. Sadie couldn't ride this one, because you had to be 4 years old. Weird. But fine with Sadie since she was not exactly champing at the bit to ride these horses (pun worthy sentence!).

We then went to the aquarium. It was pretty cool, and definitely worth your time if you ever go to Legoland.

These sea creatures painlessly eat the dead skin off your fingernails:

After the aquarium we headed over to the waterpark. It had been overcast all of the previous day and that morning, but as soon as we entered the waterpark, the sun came out! It was a stroke of luck.

When Sadie discovered she was too short to ride this waterslide, she remarked, "I'm so happy!"

Sade pretty much disliked every aspect of the waterpark. More crying pictures:

Luckily Megan and Jackson loved everything about the waterpark:

After the waterpark, Megan and Jackson climbed the rock wall. They were pretty darn awesome at it. I don't have many pics of Megan, because she got up there so fast:

Jackson took a bit longer, but never gave up. I was seriously impressed. He was definitely one of the smallest kids to attempt it. And certainly one of the smallest to complete it:

Ringing the bell at the top:

Repelling back down:

Before the 5 o'clock closing time we rode a few more rides:

Whew.......Another great day!

Sadie Said

Sadie: "Um, Mom....I think it was pretty embarrassing that you wore that outfit to pick me up from pre-school."

Granted...She did have a point. But, really? I'm embarrassing her now? Just imagine the mortification I am going to put her through in 10 years. And FYI: I actually changed into these shorts, from sweatpants, right before picking her up. Can you imagine if I had worn the sweat pants? And another FYI: I got that shirt for FREE at Fresh & Easy!

Sorry to all of you pre-school moms who had to see me like this.

A Wig Apart

We have a favorite family wig. It has been known to make appearances year-round, but always shows up at Halloween time. It most famously was worn by Eric out to dinner after losing a bet when a few of his brothers were visiting. It seems to magically morph depending on which one of us it wearing it. It turned Sadie into a middle-aged woman!

Me into a 1950's housewife:

Megan into an ice skater from the 1980's:

And Eric and Jackson into a perfect father and son pair from the 70's:

Ha, ha, ha.....